David Lassman / The Post-StandardElection officials with observers from the campaigns for the County Executive race, open and review absentee ballots at the Onondaga Co. Board of Elections. (Left to Right) Bill Asher from the Mahoney campaign , Kurt Stroman and James Albanese from the Sweetland campaign look at a ballot held by Carol Murphy of the board of elections. Looking at ballots at another table in the background (center) are Sean Carroll and Mary Fahey with the Mahoney campaign.

With nearly all the absentee and military ballots counted this morning, Joanie Mahoney remains ahead of Dale Sweetland in the Onondaga County executive Republican primary by 24 votes. That number could change at any time, as a recount of Tuesday's voting continues.

Some ballots may still be in the mail and remain to be counted. If ballots were postmarked by Sept. 17 and arrive by Tuesday, they will be counted by the Onondaga County Board of Elections. And military ballots, postmarked by Sept. 17, have until Oct. 1 to arrive at the elections office.

The recanvass of voting machines is complete, but some revised numbers had yet to be posted as of this morning.

Representatives from both campaigns observied the opening of paper ballots today.

Mahoney held a 123-vote lead as of Friday morning.

On the Democratic side, paper ballots tabulation was put off from Friday afternoon until Monday, Democratic Election Commissioner Ed Szczesnak said. Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli holds a 343-vote lead over county Legislator Ed Ryan.